Category Archives: People

Through Wiser Eyes

Posted on June 18, 2013 by

“We’ll be back.” That’s what we always say when we visit a place we enjoy, and we’ve enjoyed almost every place we’ve been.  But it has occurred to me that the older we get, there is a chance we might … Continue reading →

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Roamin’ Holiday

Posted on June 17, 2013 by

We came, we saw, we ate. Having been lucky enough to see “the sights” in past visits, the goal of our trip to Italy was simple.  Enjoy. So instead of visiting the Vatican again, we took a cooking class.  With … Continue reading →

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A Room With A View

Posted on June 15, 2013 by

Here’s one view. And here’s another from across the room. That’s the village of Lugnano in Umbria, the heart of Italy.  The view is from our room at Palazzo Majo, a B&B that quickly became “My House in Umbria.” Brothers … Continue reading →

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There is No Escape

Posted on June 10, 2013 by

We are enjoying a long-awaited return to Italy. So naturally, the first thing I saw outside our hotel in Rome was a television reporter and his crew taping a stand-up. He’s the Italian Jeff Saperstone, because it turned out the … Continue reading →

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Kept in Stitches

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

What’s the story behind your scar?  That’s the bright and unusual idea for Colin McEnroe’s Connecticut Public Radio show on Wednesday. Getting stitches was a rite of passage in the Brooks family.  My oldest scar, I am told, dates back … Continue reading →

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What Do You See?

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

These pictures have been making the rounds since the election of Pope Francis. Most everyone oohs and ahhs over all the smartphones and tablets everyone was holding to record the historic event in 2013, compared with the nearly digital-free scene … Continue reading →

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The Brian Visit

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

On any given Saturday for I don’t know how long, my friend Brian would pop in for beverages and conversation. My wife called it “The Brian Visit.” Brian and I worked together at WPOP and WFSB.  From a working relationship … Continue reading →

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My Cowboy

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

“I’d like a coffee light, please.  It’s for Rex Trailer!!!” It was probably 1958, maybe ’59.  Years before I realized that “TV PEOPLE!!!” were just people.  On TV. I was getting a haircut at the barber shop in Pinefield Shopping Center … Continue reading →

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I Was Thinking

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

I was thinking how mentally exhausted I was when a friend who’s had two strokes and lost the sight in an eye called to ask how I was doing.  I told myself to shut up. I was thinking that a … Continue reading →

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Boekenoogen

Posted on September 2, 2012 by

It’s a wine.  It’s a winery.  It’s a family.  It’s a man. We spent the better part of an hour talking with John Boekenoogen, whose family has worked the land in California’s Monterrey County since the mid-19th century. John Boekenoogen, by … Continue reading →

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